Plein Air in the City

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Draw and paint outside the Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory or Garfield Park Conservatory. Work in drawing mediums and or watercolors and watercolor pencils. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Dress appropriately for changing weather, sun, and insect protection.

Skill Level: All Levels

 

Make Sculpture: Cardboard

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Make sculpture from inexpensive, ephemeral materials. Students have been successful making birds, trees, bugs, any form. This workshop follows a successful 2 day workshop conducted at Allerton Park, University of Illinois, October, 2025. Visual resources will be at workshop while students are encouraged to bring their own cardboard.

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

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Plein Air in the City

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Draw and paint outside the Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory or Garfield Park Conservatory. Work in drawing mediums and or watercolors and watercolor pencils. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Dress appropriately for changing weather, sun, and insect protection.

Skill Level: All Levels

 

Acrylic Painting in American Sign Language Ages 16+

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Discover the possibilities of acrylic painting! Create vibrant, quick-drying works of art on canvas for yourself or to give as gifts, and learn more about composition, color mixing, and textures. Using American Sign Language (ASL) the instructor will teach you how to create your own paintings, through step-by-step demonstrations.

Being presented in ASL

Skill Level: Beginner